BTW, I have a spare BJ8 speedo and Tach that I'm thinking about selling.
What is a reasonable asking price for these things?
TIA
tom
> [Original Message]
> From: James Shope <healeymanjim@JoiMail.com>
> To: healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Date: 5/9/05 10:50:15 PM
> Subject: speedo and tach
>
> got a chance to look at the 64 bj8 with the speedo and tach problem. i
think
> i figured out the speedo problem. it had a jaeger speedo that only went
to
> 100 mph installed. as far as i know all healeys had smith guages.
someone let
> me know if jaegers were ever installed on any healey because i shot my
mouth
> off and stated that i had never seen anything but smith guages on healeys
and
> was sure that was the problem. i could be wrong. the tach problem was
real
> winner. there was no wire from coil to tach with the loop around the
pickup.
> the only wire came from firewall side of coil and and was routed to the
> clamping posts where the ground usually is secured. the green wire was
> connected but both it and the white wire had been cut from a new wiring
> harness and the green wire came from somewhere else. the owner said he had
> been told there was short somewhere in his harness and the mechanic cut
the
> wires and rewired the whole setup. i think the tach is okay, just wiring
> problems. we are going to test his tach in my car to see if it works,
which i
> suspect it does. i cannot see how it could work if the wire from the
coil
> did not go around the pickup. anyway, i told him i would ask the experts
on
> the list for help. healeymajim
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